National Cabinet of Australia

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executive decision-making body intergovernmental forum

The National Cabinet of Australia is a high-level intergovernmental forum where the Prime Minister and state and territory leaders coordinate national policy, particularly on issues requiring unified responses such as public health and economic management.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf executive decision-making body ⓘ
intergovernmental forum ⓘ
announcedBy Scott Morrison ⓘ
communicationMethod in-person meetings ⓘ
video conference meetings ⓘ
confidentiality cabinet confidentiality conventions ⓘ
convenedBy Prime Minister ⓘ
surface form: Prime Minister of Australia
coordinatesWith Australian Health Protection Principal Committee ⓘ
National Federation Reform Council ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess consensus-based ⓘ
formedDuring COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ
governanceModel cabinet-style ⓘ
hasMember Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory ⓘ
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory ⓘ
Premier of New South Wales ⓘ
Premier of Queensland ⓘ
Premier of South Australia ⓘ
Premier of Tasmania ⓘ
Premier of Victoria ⓘ
Premier of Western Australia ⓘ
Prime Minister ⓘ
surface form: Prime Minister of Australia
inception 2020 ⓘ
jurisdiction Australian territories ⓘ
surface form: Australian states and territories

Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
legalStatus not established by statute ⓘ
levelOfGovernment federal ⓘ
state ⓘ
territory ⓘ
meetsAt Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
meetsFrequency as required ⓘ
membershipType heads of government only ⓘ
policyArea economic management ⓘ
emergency response ⓘ
national security coordination ⓘ
public health ⓘ
purpose coordination of national policy ⓘ
crisis management ⓘ
economic policy coordination ⓘ
public health policy coordination ⓘ
reformFocus federation reform ⓘ
replaced Council of Australian Governments ⓘ
replacedBodyType intergovernmental council ⓘ
replaces Council of Australian Governments ⓘ
surface form: COAG
reportsTo Parliament of Australia ⓘ
scope whole-of-nation issues ⓘ
typeOfCollaboration intergovernmental collaboration ⓘ

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Premier of New South Wales → memberOf → National Cabinet of Australia ⓘ
Premier of Western Australia → participatesIn → National Cabinet of Australia ⓘ